FNUS71 KOKX 250251
FWSOKX

SPOT FORECAST FOR B-7 FIREBREAK RX...NYS-DEC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
1051 PM EDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 EDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAINLY DRY WEATHER THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES OFFSHORE. A WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST BY
MIDDAY. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE...BRINGING A CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. ONLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED.

LIGHT SE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 5-10 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...
THEN WILL BECOME SOUTH AROUND THE TIME OF IGNITION AND WILL
INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH.

MIN RH VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 40-45 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 55-60
PERCENT AFTER THE IGNITION TIME.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A CHANCE OF
                    LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS...BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO
                    11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO SOUTH 16
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (EDT)          9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY (%).........39  46  50  58  75  83  83  82  82  80
WEATHER COV.....                    CHC CHC CHC CHC SCH
WEATHER TYPE....                    RN  RN  RN  RN  RN
TEMP............43  49  52  53  53  53  52  51  51  51
RH..............57  49  44  43  46  48  50  54  57  59
20 FT WIND DIR..220 220 230 220 200 200 190 180 170 170
20 FT WIND SPD..2   4   5   6   6   7   8   9   9   8
20 FT WIND GUST.5   10  10  10  15  15  15  20  20  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.7
TRANSP WIND DIR.220 220 230 220 200 190 190 190 180 180
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   12  16  18  21  22  24  25  25  24


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FORECASTER...MPS
REQUESTED BY...BRYAN GALLAGHER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100325.B7FIR.01/OKX